Firearm



March 15, 1932. SEDGLEY 1,849,507

FIREARM Filed May 31, 1930 //v ven/ r R.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 15, 1932 REGINALD F. SEDGLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA FIREARM Application filed May 31, 1930. Serial No. 458,731.

In my application Serial; No. 354,833 filed April 13, 1929, whichevcntuated into Patent No. 1,7 88,443, patented January 13, 1931, I havedescribed and broadly claimed a novel construction of a firearm, whereina hinged barrel is interlocked with the breech in a novel manner.

My present invention relates to a firearm of the same general characteras that of my copending application aforesaid and is more particularlydirected to a novel ejecting means for the cartridge which also hasthefunction of locking the barrel in its carrier and aligning member.

With the above in view, my invention comprehends a novel firearm.

It further comprehends a novel e ecting mechanism.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter moreclearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

, For the purpose of illustrating the invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawings a typical embodiment of it, which, in practice,will give reliable and satisfactory results. It is, however, to beunderstood that this embodiment is typical only and that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized, and the invention is not limited to the precisearrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein setforth.

Figure l is a side elevation of a firearm embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a section showing its ejector mechanism in assembledposition with the breech, the barrel carrier and the barrel.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the barrel carrier.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the ejector and its carrier in assembledposition.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the breech.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the barrel.

Figure 7 is a view of the ejector and its carrier.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the stock of a firearm embodyingmy invention. The stock is chambered to receive a firing mechanism, suchas, for example, of the type disclosed in my co-pending application towhich I have hereinbefore referred. The breech 2 is chambered to receivethe inner end of the barrel 3 and is provided with circumferentiallyspaced lugs 4 forming circumferentially spaced recesses. The barrel 3 isprovided with circumferentially spaced lugs 5 which formcircumferentially spaced recesses between such lugs. The breech hasfixed to its bottom forwardly extending spaced arms 6 to receive thebifurcated lug 7 of a barrel carrier and aligning member 8, having atits rear end an annular recess 9, and a slot 10 which registers with arecess 11 in the inner periphery of the chamber of the breech.

A set screw 12 passes through the arms 6 and the lug 7 to serve as thepivot of the bin ed connection between the breech and the arrel carrier.The screw also serves to retain an ejector carrier 13 in position in theslot 10. The ejector carrier 13 has a longitudinally extending slot 14in its upper face in which is pivoted at 15 an ejector 16, the free endof which tends to more upwz-trdly due to the action of a spring 17. Thebarrel has its outer periphery recessed as 18 and this recess inclinesrearwardly and inwardly opening into the base of the barrel at its rearend and forms an incline guide for the ejector 16, so that, when thebarrel is swung downwardly, the free end of the ejector will press thecartridge 19 rearwardly relatively to the barrel so that the cartridgecan be readily removed.

The carrier is provided with pins 20 which cooperate with a lug 5 of thebarrel to effect their proper alignment with each other. When the barrelis pushed all the way into the breech, the pins 12 clear the lugs 5 andpermit relative partial rotation of the barrel and breech. The inner endof the bore of the barrel is recessed as at 21 to receive the rim of thecartridge 19.

The barrel is locked in the breech by means of a spring pressed lockingmember 22 which extends into a notch 23 at the rear end of the barrel toprevent relative rotation of the barrel and breech, the lugs 5 of thebarrel, at such time, being in rear of the lugs 4: of the breech. Thelocking member 22 has a manually actuated releasing member 25 which canbe retracted by the user of the firearm. The releasing member isconstructed and operated as shown in my Patent No. 1,7 88,445, aforesaidand a detailed illustration and description is therefore believed to beunnecessary.

The rear face of the ejector carrier 13 is fiat as at 24 and this faceabuts against a correspondingly flat face of a boss which carries thearms 6.

Assuming now that a cartridge has been placed in the barrel, the barreland carrier are moved into alignment with the breech. The barrel slidesover the ejector carrier against the tension of its spring and the freeend of the ejector is in the path of the rim of the cartridge. Thebarrel is now moved rearwardly into the breech and partially rotateduntil the locking member 22 moves into the notch 23 of the barrel. Thefirearm 'is now ready t e fired- To release the locking mechanism, thereleasing member 25 is retracted, the barrel partially rotated and drawnforwardly, the barrel swinging downwardly as the barrel carrier swingson its pivot away from the breech, the ejector ejects the 'cartrid e sothat it is partially removed from the arrel in such position that theuser of the firearm can readily withdraw the cartridge which has beenfired.

In the position of the parts shown in Figure 2 the barrel has beenrotated and partially withdrawn. The-ejector 16, which lies against theouter periphery of the barrel has moved into the recess 18 in positionto e ect the cartridge from the barrel when the car.-

rier and barrel have been swung away from the breech.

It will be clear from Figure 6 that the top face of the ejector, when inclosed position, is at right angles to the face 24L.

When the ejector 16 is in the recess i l of the barrel, the latter isthereby locked to the barrel carrier.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful firearmwhich embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in thestatement of the invention and the above. description, and while I have.in the present instance, shown and described a pre- 7 ferred embodimentthereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results,it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible ofmodification in various particulars Without departing from the spir1t orscope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is 2- 1. In a firearm, a breech, a barrelcarrier hinged thereto, a barrel having a recess, and ejector mechanismhaving a spring pressed ejector extending into said recess to contributeto lock the barrel in its carrier and engaging the cartridge to eject itwhen the barrel is moved. away from said breech.

2. In a firearm, a breech, a barrel carrier hinged thereto, a barrel,said barrel and breech having complementary lugs and recesses to ali nthem, whereby the barrel can be i rt d y relative longitudinal androtary movement of the barrel and breech, manual releasable means tolock the barrel with the breech, and means to automatically eject acartridge when the barrel carirer is swung outwardly from the breech.

3. In a firearm, a breech, a barrel carrier hinged thereto and providedwith a slot, an ejector carrier in said slot, a spring pressed ejectormounted on said ejector carrier, a 'barrel in said barrel carrier havinga recess into which said ejector extends, complementary lugs on saidbarrel and breech to'efiect their relative alignment on relativelongitudinal and rotary movement, and means to lock said barrel withrespect to said breech.

4. In a firearm, a breech, a barrel carrier hinged thereto, an ejectorcasing in said barrel carrier having aslot, a spring pressed ejectorpivoted in said slot, a barrel supported 9 in said barrel carrier andhaving a recess opening through its bore into which said e ector extendswhereby when the barrel is swung outwardly from the breech the cartridgewill be ejected from the barrel.

5. In a firearm, a breech, a barrel carrier hinged thereto, an ejectorcarrier mounted in said barrel carrier, a spring pressed ejectorpivotally mounted on said ejector carrier, a barrel slidable in saidbarrel carrier and having a recess opening throu h its rear end intowhich said ejector extends, complementary lugs on said barrel and breechwhereby the parts are assembled in aligned position on relativelongitudinal and rotary movement of k the barrel and breech, and pins onsaid barrel carrier cooperating with'a lug of said barrel to align thebarrel in .the barrel carrier.

6. In a rearm, a breech, a barrel carrier hinged thereto, ejectormechanism carried by said barrel carrier and having a spring pressedejector, a barrel having a recess in its outer periphery opening throughits rear end into which said ejector extends to contact with the rim ofa cartridge whereby when the barrel is swung outwardly from the breech acartridge will be ejected from the barrel, said barrel having a notch inits rear end, and a manually releasable spring pressed locking member toengage said notch.

7. In a firearm, a breech, a barrel carrier hinged to said breech, anejector carrier through which the pintle of the hinged connectionextends, a spring pressed ejector pivotally supported on said ejectorcarrier, said barrel carrier being provided with an annular recessforming a shoulder, a barrel engaging said shoulder and having its rearend recessed to receive the rim of a cartridge, and

5 provided in its outer periphery with a rear Wardly extending recessinto which said ejec tor extends, whereby, when the carrier and barrelare swung outwardly from the breech the cartridge will be ejected, andmeans to 10 lock the barrel and breechin assembled condition.

REGINALD F. SEDGLEY.

